It was kinda lame that they digitally modified the Death Star's destructo ray into a giant walkie-talkie, though.

Hmmm, not remembering that one... maybe I was still blind with rage over Greedo shooting first and missed it?

It's the sort of change one makes because one can, and not because the story needs it, and therefore Lucas needs to STOP TINKERING.

Damn straight.

Hmmm, not remembering that one... maybe I was still blind with rage over Greedo shooting first and missed it?

Psst, Matt. It's a stolen South Park joke.

I kind of liked the new Mos Eisley also. But that's about it for good things to say.

If we know he's basically just Cookie Monster with the color on the fritz, he is not nearly so shocking.

LEIA! Me want LEIA! t crunch crunch crunch gobble gobble gobble Mmmmmm. Me want more LEIA!

He actually looks more like Snuffleupagus.

it's supposed to be shocking when he's revealed in the yucky flesh in movie #3.

With this, and issues like Greedo shooting first and Han losing motivation to get off Tattooine, it is like Lucas is losing track of his own storytelling imperatives. I mean, to me, he's saying "I already said that, let's move on", when the things he is changing are important to the original narrative. The pieces don't fit together as well. Jazzing up the CGI a bit doesn't bug me as much, although I think it is unnecessary. SW will always be a movie from 1977. You can't make it into the Matrix with a few touched up special effects.

You can't make it into the Matrix with a few touched up special effects.

This is my thing. He can't make it compete with Terminator 2 or Jurassic Park, so why even bother? I guess he thinks he's tightening the story, etc, but it really makes the success of the original three seem more and more sheer luck.

I reckon part of the blame lies with Chris Carter. Lucas has obviously watched the X Files and figured if Carter can blatantly disregard everything he wrote a few years earlier, then he can do the same. Clearly he, like Carter, considers the fans to be stupid and irrelevant.

Having said that, I'd still rather watch 9 seasons of the X Files, than half-an-hour of Phantom Menace or AotC.

if Carter can blatantly disregard everything he wrote a few years earlier

At least (dog forgive me for defending CC) CC's only retconning, not actually altering the work for which he has no respect.

I'd still rather watch 9 seasons of the X Files, than half-an-hour of Phantom Menace or AotC.

Well, 7, for sure. But if it was to be an entire hour of AotC, I'd probably go with 9.

At least (dog forgive me for defending CC) CC's only retconning, not actually altering the work for which he has no respect.

True enough. I guess I'm looking at it from the point of view that if Lucas has to alter stuff in the originals to bring them in line with shit he's introduced in the new films, then he clearly ignored what he'd written before when "writing" the new films.

Well, 7, for sure. But if it was to be an entire hour of AotC, I'd probably go with 9.

I originally just had 7 but changed it to 9 as a contingency to cover any footage involving Anakin and Whatsherface.

a contingency to cover any footage involving Anakin and Whatsherface.

A very wise decision.